My years as a soldier

Hu Jiuzhang paid attention, although the dagger no longer touched Zhang Si's neck, it hit his lower back.

"Don't move, and don't try to run. No matter how fast you move, you can't move as fast as my knife. Once the knife goes down, the bayonet will get stuck in the spine. You will never stand up again in this life."

"Hey - I won't run away. If you have something to say, talk about it, and if you have something to say, talk about it."

Zhang Si is very knowledgeable. One second he was indifferent and arrogant, and the next second he has turned into a submissive little brother. If he was given a chance, he might be able to lick his face and call Hu Jiuzhang. "Big brother".

"Hey, good guy, don't get excited, you come with me, I'll tell you where Hu Yan is."

After only a moment of panic, Zhang Si actually returned to his usual calm tone. Although Hu Jiuzhang had doubts in his heart, he had a short knife in his hand, and the tip of the knife had already made small gaps in the clothes behind Zhang Si. He was confident that once he made a move, he would never allow the fat pig to have any possibility of escape, but if the other party wanted to play tricks secretly, he could only cover up the situation and block it.

"Don't play tricks."

Hu Jiuzhang threatened coldly, but Zhang Si took a step slowly.

"Follow me, I know where Hu Yan is."

Zhang Si stepped forward cautiously, Hu Jiuzhang held the knife in his right hand against Zhang Si's back, and walked side by side with him. After a while, the two walked out of the dark alley.Arrived at the street behind the palace's back gate.Seeing that Zhang Si was about to move towards Su Wang's mansion, Hu Jiuzhang turned the blade in his hand, and before he could speak, Zhang Si quickly turned his head.

"Hey... Didn't I tell you everything, I'll take you to find Hu Yan, if we go this way, we have to take a detour."

"Walk around!"

Hu Jiuzhang's voice was sinister, how could he be so stupid as to let Zhang Si go back to Su Wang's mansion to rescue soldiers? Turning his head like this, the two of them walked to the edge of the crowded West Market in a short while.There are many people in Xishi, but Hu Jiuzhang is not afraid that this fat man will sneak away in the chaos.However, what Hu Jiuzhang didn't expect was that Zhang Si didn't go in the direction of Xishi, but turned towards the opposite street. It completely blocked Hu Jiuzhang's view of the inner side of the street.

Zhang Si couldn't help walking a few steps quickly, Hu Jiuzhang hurriedly followed with a knife, but suddenly saw Zhang Si raised his hand, and he didn't know who he was waving at.Hu Jiuzhang was about to yell at him when he heard a series of footsteps coming from the small street.

"Who dares to act wildly in front of Jingzhao Mansion!"

Hearing the word Jingzhaofu, Hu Jiuzhang's mind buzzed.

He didn't know the way to Chang'an, but he still knew where Jingzhao Mansion was.The Jingzhao Mansion governs the two counties of Chang'an, but it is actually the actual manager of the internal affairs of the city.Hu Jiuzhang is such a small man that he can't even offend the Chang'an County Government, so how dare he come to provoke the Jingzhao Mansion?But just when Hu Jiuzhang was about to pull Zhang Si back, who would have thought that Zhang Si would speak.

"Hey, I'm Zhang Si from Su Wang's Mansion. The military master doesn't know a villain, so he should know the token of Su Wang's Mansion?" Zhang Si took out a delicate token made of brass from his skirt. Come on, hand it over to the guard.

There was someone watching in front, how dare Hu Jiuzhang hurt Zhang Si in front of the guard of Jingzhao Mansion.He was the one who reported to the officials first, and justice should be on his side!

Seeing the guard with the halberd rushing up to the two of them, Hu Jiuzhang tightened his right hand holding the knife, but before he could react, he saw Zhang Si raised his hand and put it on his shoulder.

"Hehe, Mr. Jun, this little brother and I have some things to deal with. Originally, it would be better to go to the Chang'an County Government, but who knows that this little brother is so stubborn that he has to come to Jingzhao Mansion—no, the villain took him coming."

After Zhang Si finished speaking, the guard's eyes fell on Hu Jiuzhang. Hu Jiuzhang shuddered and didn't know how to reply for a while, but Zhang Si didn't give him a chance to reply, and continued.

"Hey...Actually, for this matter, you can go to the Chang'an county government office, don't you think so?"

As Zhang Si spoke, he wanted to pull Hu Jiuzhang to turn around, but if the two of them turned around at this moment, Hu Jiuzhang's hand holding the knife behind Zhang Si's back would be seen by the guards.But it was too late to withdraw the knife at this time——

Hu Jiuzhang gritted his teeth. He was not so strong. Zhang Si twisted his shoulders to make him turn his head, but he didn't move. Instead, he fixed his eyes on the guard, his bloodshot eyes Eyeballs are wide open.

"I'm here to sue!" Hu Jiuzhang suddenly shouted, making the two people present tremble with fright.He has already reported to the Chang'an county official, if Zhang Si is willing to go to court with him, why would he be afraid?

"I'm here to sue him! This person beat my brother for no reason half a month ago, so that my brother's whereabouts are still unknown. Earlier, I reported it to the Chang'an county government. If you have the guts, you can go to the county government to confront me!"

Hu Jiuzhang didn't know where the courage came from, but he turned his head and looked at Zhang Si viciously, regardless of the guard's face.And Zhang Si had a smile on his face, which made him feel a wave of disgust in his heart, and all his internal organs swelled up.

Although the Jingzhao Mansion is in charge of the two counties of Chang'an, it doesn't care about the complaints of the people in the county.It was something outside of his duty, but when the guard heard his aggressive yell, his attitude was completely opposite to that of Zhang Si's, not to mention that he was dressed in commoner clothes, and even his accent couldn't be put on the stage.Disdain appeared on the guard's face for a moment, and he stood firmly on Zhang Si's side.

"Where did the troublemakers come from? Do you know where Jingzhao Mansion is? You should file a complaint with your county government."

"Hey, don't be upset, Mr. Jun. This little brother doesn't know the rules when he first arrived in Chang'an." It was Zhang Si who smiled and acted as a good old man in front of Hu Jiuzhang and the guard. A white ingot of silver came and stuffed it straight into the guard's hand.

"Hey...Mr. Jun has been standing guard for days, it's too hard, a little care is not a respect."

When the guard saw Bai Yin, he immediately smiled.In front of his face, he actually pocketed that huge ingot of silver.Standing in front of the two of them, Hu Jiuzhang was stunned, but he was still supporting Zhang Si's back with one hand, and the dagger had not been retracted. If the guard saw him at this moment, he really didn't know how to untie it.

Hu Jiuzhang's face was livid, and cold sweat was already breaking out from his forehead, but Zhang Si's smile grew stronger.

"Master Jun, can I trouble you to lead the way to the Chang'an County Government? I..." Zhang Si said, and the hand holding the token of King Su's Mansion lifted up intentionally or unintentionally, and stood there The guard blinked.

"Hey——since you are under King Su's command, we will accompany you for a while, and we will treat you as a friend!"

After all, it was a soldier from Jingzhao Mansion, before Zhang Si finished speaking, he patted his chest and agreed.At this point, Hu Jiuzhang no longer knew how to defend himself.Obviously he is the one who came to seek justice, but where is the justice in Chang'an City now?Hu Jiuzhang didn't even dare to think about it.He backed up a few steps, then dodged and drew the dagger in his hand to his waist.He didn't care whether the guard saw his actions or not, rationality told him to cover up and run away, but how could the matter of Hu Yan be left alone?His five years of fighting, his family's hope of changing their family—is it really all for nothing?Hu Jiuzhang couldn't swallow this breath, even if he killed him immediately, he would not retreat, vowed to die!

Hu Jiuzhang just stood there, he didn't run away or move.Zhang Si turned his head and glanced at him with a smile on his face.

"Let's go, little brother, let's go to the Chang'an County Government to seek justice for you!"

Hu Jiuzhang didn't know how he followed him to the Chang'an county government office, he only knew that he followed Zhang Si, and when he reached the county government office, no doorman dared to stop him.

The two entered the county government office, and the guard of Jingzhao Mansion went back. Along the way, Zhang Si took the plaque of King Su's Mansion in his hand, and walked straight to the lobby of the county government office with a smile.The clerk in the county government obviously knew Zhang Si, and when he saw someone coming, he leaned over to ask questions, and Hu Jiuzhang was stunned like a transparent person.He wanted to find someone to ask questions, but in this huge county office, no one was willing to answer him.

Trial case, promotion, everything went so smoothly, even the yamen servant who helped him copy the file before also came.The yamen servant held the transcript that Hu Jiuzhang had just recorded in the morning, and passed it to the magistrate of Chang'an County. The county magistrate didn't ask him, but asked Zhang Si instead.

"Mr. Zhang, what does this matter have to do with you?"

"Oh—this person falsely accused me of hurting Hu Yan, so that he disappeared until now. Mr. Mingfu looked at the record, is there any evidence pointing to me? If not, then ask this little brother, why did he want to False me, who instigated, who was deceived?"

Zhang Si's words were resounding.Hu Jiuzhang knelt in the hall, his face was livid, thousands of thoughts drifted through his mind, he even thought of getting up and drawing a knife to kill Zhang Si on the spot - even if he died, he would take Zhang Si to the underworld together .Hu Jiuzhang is not afraid of death, his head has always been carried on the waistband of his trousers—but when he is dead, what about Hu Yan?

Hu Jiuzhang only took a deep breath in his heart, and he couldn't even show the resentment and unwillingness in his heart.At this time, even if he made a fuss, the county magistrate might not listen to him, nor would all the yamen servants in the room listen to him.He was not fighting Zhang Si, but was fighting King Su behind him.Who would offend King Su's subordinates because of him, a soldier from other places?Who will pursue the truth with him for a case that has been postponed for half a month?

Even if Hu Jiuzhang smashed his teeth and swallowed, even though his heart was so hard to bear, he could only straighten his chest at this moment, kneel in the hall, and face the gaze of the magistrate of Chang'an County.

Before finding out about Hu Yan's life and death, he must not bury himself here——

"Are you... Hu Yan's brother?"

After asking Zhang Si, the county magistrate finally cast his gaze on Hu Jiuzhang's face.

The county magistrate was about fifty years old, with a beard about half a foot long on his cheeks, and an old face full of ravines, but the gaze in his eyes was extremely smooth.Hu Jiuzhang just looked at him, and the disgust in his heart was about to burst out.He nodded towards the county magistrate Dingding, his eyes were gloomy and terrifying on his ashen face.

"I'm Hu Yan's elder brother, from Shannan West Road, under the rule of Liangzhou, from Shanglu County, Tonggu County, Chengzhou——Hu Jiuzhang, a light armored infantryman of the Sixth Regiment of the Han Navy, Beiting Dufu, Longyou Road, who is currently serving."

Hu Jiuzhang's voice was not loud, but it was desolate.The people in the hall obviously didn't get used to his tone that didn't go well with Chang'an, the magistrate frowned before he finished listening, lowered his eyes and flipped back and forth with the file in his hand.

"Well, you accused Zhang Si of beating your younger brother Hu Yan half a month ago?"

"Yes."

No one cared about him, even the county magistrate didn't look at him, but Hu Jiuzhang answered very firmly, with a frightening look in his eagle eyes.

"But in your file, why didn't you mention Zhang Si at all?"

The county magistrate said casually, but Hu Jiuzhang's heart trembled suddenly.He can't sell Chen Fan, absolutely can't sell Chen Fan——

Thinking of this, Hu Jiuzhang's face became even more ugly, and his voice became dull.

"The villain was not confirmed at the time, but Zhang Si was the prisoner who beat up his younger brother."

"Oh? Then how come you can confirm it as soon as you leave the county office? Did someone tell you something, or did you discover the evidence pointing to Zhang Si?"

"..."

Hu Jiuzhang couldn't answer this question.He can neither admit it nor deny it.He didn't have any evidence that could point to Zhang Si, but he knew that Chen Fan was not lying. When he mentioned the word Hu Yan in front of Zhang Si, Zhang Si's reaction had already exposed everything.Zhang Si is the prisoner who beat Hu Yan - only Zhang Si in this world knows Hu Yan's whereabouts.

"Don't answer? Hu Jiuzhang——If you don't answer again, I will count you as a false accusation, but you will be punished!"

The county magistrate's voice suddenly stern, but Hu Jiuzhang couldn't answer, he just knelt there without saying a word.

Suddenly, the county magistrate casually waved at the subordinates in front of the hall, and two people stood up from the left and the right, one of them grabbed Hu Jiuzhang's arm, and pressed him back to the ground directly.

"Hu Jiuzhang, do you want to answer?"

The county magistrate asked again, but Hu Jiuzhang still didn't answer.He couldn't answer, even if he answered, what could he answer?Could it be that in this hall, who else would trust him?Hu Jiuzhang clenched his teeth, and subconsciously increased his breathing, but he couldn't answer.

"Hey...My lord, I think this person was also dizzy by the incident of his brother's disappearance. At this time, he may be stunned and speechless."

It was Zhang Si who stood aside and excused him, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help shaking when he heard it, he wanted to draw his knife, wanted to cut Zhang Si's body into thousands of pieces on the spot.

"Hmm... What Zhang Gong said is reasonable. Since Zhang Gong doesn't want to pursue it, I will let you go. If you drag it out and hold the stick for twenty, let it go."

The county magistrate waved his big hand with ease, and the two subordinates who were holding Hu Jiuzhang's arms pulled Hu Jiuzhang out vigorously. Hu Jiuzhang's shoulders on both sides suddenly made a creaking sound, and then he was brought up, and was taken away by the two men. He kicked and kicked and dragged him to the courtyard outside the hall, and then pushed his brains onto the long wooden bar for execution.

Seeing that the person had been brought, the executioner at the side picked up the wooden stick on the rack, but he was not in a hurry to beat him.After a while, Hu Jiuzhang heard footsteps behind him, and the executioner didn't stand beside him unhurriedly until the footsteps approached.

Hu Jiuzhang was pressed against the long log, and no one could be seen, but when the person's voice sounded, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help shivering—it was Zhang Si.

Turning his head sideways, Hu Jiuzhang could see Zhang Si's bright red robe.

"Hehe, please trouble brother, when you hit him later, hit this person on the leg, brother, it's hard work."

Zhang Si's voice came from beside his ears, Hu Jiuzhang didn't know what Zhang Si passed to the executioner, he only knew that when the executioner agreed, there was a smile in his voice.

"Hu Jiuzhang," after speaking with the executioner, Zhang Si bent down again, put one hand on Hu Jiuzhang's back, and opened his mouth to Hu Jiuzhang's ear.

"Don't you want to know where your brother is? I'll tell you now."

Zhang Si pressed his mouth close to Hu Jiuzhang's ear, and his voice became softer.

"Let me tell you, Hu Jiuzhang, Hu Yan is dead, I killed him, hehe... How about it? Do you understand now?"

After Zhang Si said this, he stroked Hu Jiuzhang's back twice lovingly.Zhang Si swung away, and the solid wooden stick, which was still as thick as a fist, swung down on Hu Jiuzhang's legs. After the first stroke, there was a muffled sound of bones breaking and tendons snapping from his legs.The excruciating pain was terribly painful, but Hu Jiuzhang lay down on the execution log and didn't even yell.

No one saw the tears on his face, even he himself lowered his head, trying to hide the tears gushing out, unwilling to let anyone see.

Hu Yan is dead.

But in Chang'an, there is no justice he wants——